Achievements

Partners in Health has undertaken and completed a variety of projects since 1976, including the following in Nicaragua:
	Providing opportunities for visiting health care providers and students to come to the region at their own expense and meet and work with Nicaraguan colleagues and provide training and materials support. Development of ongoing surgical clinics including Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Ophthalmology and Dental clinics. Transportation to Maine, housing, support and surgical care for children with congenital heart disease. Training including Operating Room Nurses, Laboratory, Anesthesia and X-ray. • Shipping of roughly 30,000 lbs. of supplies and materials annually to the region. A variety of projects including an Asthma project, Breast Milk Bank, a Mercury Contamination project and H.Pylori project, and Burn Unit. Development of an intensive care unit in Bluefields, Nicaragua
Partners in Health currently provides medical supplies to:
	Hospital Nuevo Amanecer and Polyclinica Outpatient in Puerto Cabezas Waspam Hospital in Waspam, Rio Coco Polyclinica Bilwaskarma in Bilwaskarma, Rio Coco Rosita Hospital in Rosita Mining Region Siuna Hospital in Siuna Mining Region Hospital Lenin Fonseca, Managua
In addition, Partners in Health has completed a variety of projects in other areas:
	Surgical teaching at the Lenin Fonseca, a teaching hospital in Managua, Nicaragua Creation of an intensive care unit in northeastern Guatemala Establishment an Asthma Clinic in Quazaltenango, Guatemala Development of non-invasive diagnostic services in Quezaltenango, Guatemala Pulmonary medicine teaching in Guatemala
Current projects include:
	A mercury contamination project A cervical cancer screening and follow-up project Pathology department at Hospital Nuevo Amanecer in Puerto Cabezas Expansion of the Bilwaskarma Operating Room The publication of a bilingual Miskitu folk tale book Construction of a storehouse (bodega) for medical supplies and volunteer housing in Puerto Cabezas.